Dive Bar

78 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose, California
Tel. 408.288.5252

Dive Bar in San Jose is filled with anything but the typical elements of a dive bar.  There’s no wizened San Jose regulars downing whiskey and beers at 6am, the jukebox has been updated since 1980, patrons can actually sit at the tables, couches and stools without worrying about…well, things that people usually worry about in those situations, there’s premium liquor at the Dive Bar in downtown San Jose, slick DJs man the decks and the crowd generally has all of their teeth; nope not a typical dive bar at all. 

        Dive Bar in San Jose is a totally kicked back nightclub for relaxing and drinking with friends without having to worry about being shanked on the way to the john for spilling somebody’s dollar beer.  The retro art deco interior at Dive Bar holds a gaggle of San Jose hipsters that lounge on red vinyl couches, chilling to eclectic movies shown on a big screen and down tempo beats provided by local DJs all bolstered by the comfort of a huge, well stocked antique bar and watched over by a backlit metal sculpted diver and heavy handed bartenders.   

        Dive Bar gets pretty packed nightly but the chill San Jose nightlife vibe at this local bar remains solidly intact and this San Jose bar is always a good time.  Oh, and the last element at Dive Bar in San Jose that breaks the mold of every other dive bar, San Jose or otherwise, the pool table has all the felt and is actually straight. 

—Dive Bar review by Ryan Osterbeck
Dive Bar
78 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose, California; Tel. 408.288.5252